Art Institute of Chicago

Study

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Date

c. 1893

Medium

Charcoal, with colored crayons, on tan wove paper

Culture

France

Department

Prints and Drawings

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

Here Lautrec depicted his favorite printmaker, Père Cotelle, pulling on the lever of the star wheel, which moved the lithographic stone through the press. Over sketched lines, Lautrec determined the exact placement of the machine and its operator, simplifying their forms in the process. Set at a dynamic angle to the viewer, these elements would help draw attention to the figure of Jane Avril in the finished image.

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